GraphQL removes a lot of the REST boilerplate on the backend -- you define the graphql schema, and the clients can fetch it in any shape they want -- especially

GraphQL removes a lot of the REST boilerplate on the backend -- you define the graphql schema, and the clients can fetch it in any shape they want -- especially helpful for supporting different clients that want the data in different shapes depending on what the view is. ie, a web vs mobile view, or a customer web view vs one that might be for internal tools, etc